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Stanislaus State senior Ciera Demi Soliz has overcome many financial hurdles in her life and as a recipient of this year's California State University Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement, she is definitely showing no signs of slowing down.

The Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees received an update Tuesday regarding the new Child Nutrition Education Center, which staff hopes will be ready in time to open its doors before the next school year.

Local schools looking to cultivate their own garden - but don't know quite where to start - are invited to receive the financial and curriculum assistance they need by applying for Tractor Supply Company's school garden program "Dig It" through Oct. 15.

Cunningham Elementary School is going above and beyond to create a safe and welcoming environment for students and their families with catchy videos that promote the campus' bullying prevention efforts and daily attendance.

Turlock Christian Elementary School welcomed a group of Chinese students to their campus this week, sharing with them the surrounding agricultural sights and sounds of the Valley and even giving them their first glimpse of a cow.

After weeks as "stray dogs" the Turlock High School football program can once again count on playing at Joe Debely Stadium just in time for their Friday night home game against Golden Valley High School.

While many Stanislaus State students are familiar with the city's north side, Warriors got a chance to discover the south side's downtown sights and sounds Wednesday thanks to the second annual Warriors Explore Downtown event.

For the first time in two years, Turlock resident John Johnson did not have to resort to standing against the wall at Turlock High School's Steve Feaver Aquatic Center to stay cool during his grandson's water polo game.

With this year's enrollment numbers coming in higher than expected, Denair Unified School District is looking to provide salary restoration to employees who were dealt 8 percent pay cuts three years ago in the midst of a district-wide financial crisis.

Although the unavailability of Joe Debely Stadium has placed extra transportation expenses on Turlock Unified School District, neighboring schools are trying to mitigate costs by offering their stadiums to Turlock High School and Pitman High School football programs for free.

The Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve amendments to the 2014-2017 agreements with both the California School Employees Association and the Turlock Classified American Federation of Teachers, effectively giving both groups an annual increase to their salaries and an increase in benefits.